From Zuheros to Cuckmere was produced as the outcome of the first unit of my study in Camberwell College of Art. The project consists of two parts:… Read more “From Zuheors to Cuckmere, Jan 2020”
Category: Paintings
Tootings before Autumn, Sept 2019
After receiving the offer from Camberwell College of Art in Feb, I should have entered a period of stable work-producing and self-learning. What I did not foresee… Read more “Tootings before Autumn, Sept 2019”
Road to Redemption, June 2019
Once I looked out the window of the living room of a friend of my father, beneath six floors there was a lonesome highway. It was paved… Read more “Road to Redemption, June 2019”
Olives of Córdoba, Jan 2019.
Olives of Córdoba is a project consists of eight pieces of watercolour paintings. Judging from painting technique side, it is an experiment whether the style project Zhivago… Read more “Olives of Córdoba, Jan 2019.”
Holy Site 01: An Old Grocery Store, Dec 2018.
The first piece of holy site series has painted the scene of an old grocery store in memory of an old convenient shop of my hometown.… Read more “Holy Site 01: An Old Grocery Store, Dec 2018.”
Burning of Fields, Colour of Rocks, Nov 2018.
In some rural areas of China, it is very common for farmers to burn plantation waste like rice straws after harvesting crops. They use ash afterwards to… Read more “Burning of Fields, Colour of Rocks, Nov 2018.”
Installation & Acrylic: New Blood, Nov 2018.
The Writting ‘Kids should have been running on these magnificant fields that bred generations of our ancestors. Since we arrived here 800 years before, wars, disasters,… Read more “Installation & Acrylic: New Blood, Nov 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín, Two Sides of Dreams, Sept 2018.
A joyful experience is unavoidably going to fade. Your memories started being blurred, details are gone, like falling rain through a sewer. Soon, scenes you have gone… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín, Two Sides of Dreams, Sept 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 2, Sept 2018.
Initially, there will be no change of colour in the project, but this plan became expired on the third day of the first stage of Los Fragmentos… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 2, Sept 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 1, Sept 2018.
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín is a project that I have been planning since the major success of 25 Pieces of Romanticism. The original idea was to reproduce… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 1, Sept 2018.”
Mañana de Las Luces, May 2018.
Here’s what I am most proud of in my landscape watercolour, Mañana de Las Luces. The painting successfully touched El Ayuntamiento de Zuheros, and they offered me… Read more “Mañana de Las Luces, May 2018.”
El Castillo de Zuheros, Apr 2018.
Remember the time I said that Zuheros might invite me to a personal exhibition? I actually got the invitation after showing the half-finished Mañana de Las Luces,… Read more “El Castillo de Zuheros, Apr 2018.”
Westerminster in Fog, Mar 2018
As usually, some materials had been added to the ink I used to make it thicker enough to express the strength of the building. Also it made… Read more “Westerminster in Fog, Mar 2018”
Nandina, Another Watercolour Stilllife with Essence of Traditional Chinese Painting Features, Mar 2018
Nandina plays an important role in traditional Chinese culture, especially when it comes to interior decoration, literature and painting. Personally, I think any plant grows mature in… Read more “Nandina, Another Watercolour Stilllife with Essence of Traditional Chinese Painting Features, Mar 2018”
Evita de Calle Poeta Gracián, Dec 2017.
Before putting colours into outlines, I asked myself, how can I establish a connection of personal emotion for her? Eva is also an international student, and she… Read more “Evita de Calle Poeta Gracián, Dec 2017.”
Shades of Granada, Feb 2018.
The series tried out use different style and materials to reproduce four random views of the Alhambra. Various materials like highlighting with mineral colour, blending pencil… Read more “Shades of Granada, Feb 2018.”
The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, Jan 2018.
Before The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, I barely put attention into the form of displaying my work visually. Mostly, after I finished a piece,… Read more “The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, Jan 2018.”
The Owner of BK Espresso, Dec 2017.
In Dec, I found a coffee shop called BK Espresso. Due to the distinctive taste of milk between China and UK, I’d say finding this café is… Read more “The Owner of BK Espresso, Dec 2017.”
Oh Hello! Tiny Pieces Again! Oct 2017.
The project was designed for practising producing strong visual communications through watercolour painting on a very limited size of paper. Training myself to demonstrate preciseness on a… Read more “Oh Hello! Tiny Pieces Again! Oct 2017.”
Senza Titolo: East Sussex, July 2017.
After those single-colour watercolour paintings became a major success, I have been considering producing some more. This project was designed to display my understanding of countryside views… Read more “Senza Titolo: East Sussex, July 2017.”
Marble Quarry: Reverse Colour Chalk Painting, Apr 2017.
Marble quarry was designed to discuss the use of nudity in contemporary art. When I was doing the project, there is a voice on the Internet questioning… Read more “Marble Quarry: Reverse Colour Chalk Painting, Apr 2017.”
Roses: Watercolour Still Life, Feb 2017.
These roses are the very beginning where I looked into produce detailed still-life watercolour. Not many things I could say about this. But it influenced the way… Read more “Roses: Watercolour Still Life, Feb 2017.”
Senza Titolo:CN, A Decent Exploration of Single Colour Watercolour, Nostalgia and Chinese Simplism, Jan 2017.
The project shows several natural scenes of mangrove forest near Shaoxing, China and landscapes of West Lake, Hangzhou. Inspirations were gained from traditional Chinese painting’s ink landscape… Read more “Senza Titolo:CN, A Decent Exploration of Single Colour Watercolour, Nostalgia and Chinese Simplism, Jan 2017.”
Level 5 Option, Go Wild, April 2016.
I have to say, Level 5 Option class, which is full about life drawing and field trip, has been the most interesting course I have ever experienced.… Read more “Level 5 Option, Go Wild, April 2016.”
Development of Single-Colour Watercolour after Cornwall, March 2016.
After got back from Cornwall, I found watercolour is suitable for me to sketch a scene with proper construct of light contrast, volume and space. Therefore a… Read more “Development of Single-Colour Watercolour after Cornwall, March 2016.”
The Beginning of Everything, Feb 2016.
At the evening of a cold winter night in Feb 2016, the radiator in the old studio apartment I rent refused to be functioning properly, again. It… Read more “The Beginning of Everything, Feb 2016.”
